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Dick O’Brien Leisure League 12th May – Round 5 – The Mind the Gaps Tour – 2024

The IVCA wish to invite members to participate in round five of the Dick O’Brien Leisure League – The Mind the Gaps Tour – 2024 on Sunday 12th May 2024. Sign on at the Cycle Superstore car park in Airton Rd, Tallaght, from 08.30am. Departure 09.00am sharp. Total distance = Approx. 120km. There will be a tea stop at Laragh. All those wishing to participate must be IVCA members and or CI licence holders and the rules of the road must be observed.

Please see below link & attachment for the route map.

Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/Xe73N3cHPyb

Regards,

Brendan

TT Results

OlIver Bright 10 Mile TT Results – Batterstown 30th April

Hi all

Another great turn out with over 30 riders taking to the start, conditions were good, partial sunny and no rain. Thanks to our Time keep Ian Cassidy and our marshals and medic, without whom there would be no race! Special congrats to Phil Ormrod on another Age Standard improvement!

 

Licence Name Gender Actual Time Actual Time Pos. Bike Type
Neill Delahaye M 00:21:24 1 TT Bike
Joe Sheehy M 00:22:10 2 TT Bike
John Holland M 00:22:25 3 TT Bike
Ken O’Neill M 00:22:44 4 TT Bike
Mark Sheedy M 00:22:47 5 TT Bike
Brian McNally M 00:23:14 6 TT Bike
Ian O’Hara M 00:23:27 7 TT Bike
Joseph Kelly M 00:23:45 8 TT Bike
Mark Shields M 00:23:49 9 TT Bike
John Rowan M 00:24:18 10 TT Bike
Billy Riggs M 00:24:33 11 TT Bike
Denis Fielding M 00:24:50 12 TT Bike
Martin Casey M 00:24:50 13 Road Bike
Leonard Gillick M 00:25:03 14 TT Bike
Aisling Barry F 00:25:21 15 TT Bike
Eoghan Connolly M 00:25:22 16 TT Bike
Fergal Quinn M 00:25:30 17 TT Bike
Ciarán McSweeney M 00:26:00 18 TT Bike
Declan Weldon M 00:26:27 19 Road Bike
John Quinn M 00:27:32 20 Road Bike
Paul Conroy M 00:28:14 21 Road Bike
Phil Ormrod M 00:28:25 22 TT Bike
Tara Nelson M 00:28:44 23 Road Bike
Tony Keating M 00:28:47 24 TT Bike
William Parnell M 00:29:29 25 Road Bike
Peter Rice M 00:36:50 26 Road Bike

Conditions – From Strava

Cloudy
Temperature 12 ℃
Humidity 64%
Feels like 11 ℃
Wind Speed 19.4 km/h
Wind Direction SSE

 

TT Results

TTL_01 – 10 Mile TT – Batterstown Results 23rd April

Hi all

Good conditions on the evening saw a great turn out riders for the season’s opening event.

Thanks to our marshsals, medic and timekeeper without whom we cannot run our events.

Licence Name Gender Bike Type Actual Time Actual Time Pos.
Eddie Brennan M Aero TT Bike 00:21:18 1
Tony O’Malley M Aero TT Bike 00:22:32 2
Rob Jennings M Aero TT Bike 00:22:44 3
Ken O’Neill M Aero TT Bike 00:22:47 4
Brian McNally M Aero TT Bike 00:23:00 5
Tiit Talumaa M Aero TT Bike 00:23:14 6
Noel Conway M Aero TT Bike 00:23:22 7
Mark Sheedy M Aero TT Bike 00:23:28 8
Ian O’Hara M Aero TT Bike 00:23:39 9
Gavin Hendley M Non Aero Bike 00:23:47 10
Joseph Kelly M Aero TT Bike 00:23:55 11
John Rowan M Aero TT Bike 00:24:14 12
Billy Riggs M Aero TT Bike 00:24:17 13
Mark Cooney M Aero TT Bike 00:24:20 14
Denis Fielding M Aero TT Bike 00:24:32 15
Malcolm Kell M Aero TT Bike 00:25:11 16
Eoghan Connolly M Aero TT Bike 00:25:18 17
Peter Bates M Aero TT Bike 00:25:42 18
Linus Devlin M Aero TT Bike 00:25:43 19
Aishling Barry F Aero TT Bike 00:25:45 20
Gavin Kelly M Aero TT Bike 00:25:50 21
Martin Deevy M Non Aero Bike 00:26:28 22
Ciarán McSweeney M Aero TT Bike 00:26:49 23
Thomas Duffy M Aero TT Bike 00:26:54 24
John Quinn M Non Aero Bike 00:27:56 25
Damian Byrne M Non Aero Bike 00:28:04 26
Paul Conroy M Non Aero Bike 00:28:40 27
Tony Keating M Non Aero Bike 00:28:54 28
Phil Ormrod M Aero TT Bike 00:28:56 29
Tara Nelson F Non Aero Bike 00:28:57 30
Majella Rafferty F Non Aero Bike 00:29:13 31
Tom Gentleman M Aero TT Bike 00:29:41 32
Peter Rice M Non Aero Bike 00:36:51 33

CONDITIONS – FROM STRAVA

Clear 
Temperature 14 ℃
Humidity  51%
Feels like 13 ℃
Wind Speed 13.6 km/h
Wind Direction  N

Leisure

IVCA – Dick O’Brien Leisure League – Round 5 – The Mind the Gaps Tour – 2024

The IVCA wish to invite members to participate in round five of the Dick O’Brien Leisure League – The Mind the Gaps Tour – 2024 on Sunday 12th May 2024. Sign on at the Cycle Superstore car park in Airton Rd, Tallaght, from 08.30am. Departure 09.00am sharp. Total distance = Approx. 120km. There will be a tea stop at Laragh. All those wishing to participate must be IVCA members and or CI licence holders and the rules of the road must be observed.

Please see below link for the route map.

Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/Xe73N3cHPyb

Regards,

Brendan

CHAIN GANG

Liam Horner Memorial Tour – Sunday 14th April

Hi all

The IVCA wish to invite members to participate in the Dick O’Brien Leisure League – The Liam Horner Memorial Tour 2024 on Sunday 14th April 2023.  Sign on at the Grass hopper pub car park in Clonee from 09.30am. Departure 10.00am sharp. Please see below link for the route map. Distance is approx. 80km.  There will be a tea stop at Tara Hill as usual. All those wishing to participate must be IVCA members and or CI licence holders and the rules of the road must be observed.

https://strava.app.link/G0Tm4MKqJIb

Regards,

Brendan Johnston – Touring director – 2024

CHAIN GANG

IVCA Safety Briefing Dates

Here are the 2024 dates for the safety briefings so you can put them in your diary. 

All briefings will be held at the Springfield Hotel, Leixlip.

Please note the following:

Saturday 16th March Afternoon 2pm and 4pm

Sunday 24th March Afternoon 2pm and 4pm

Tuesday 26th March Evening 7:30pm

You will be notified by email of the exact times nearer the date.

Race numbers will only be distributed at the safety briefings, and only to the competitor.  You will not be able to ask a mate to collect your number.

Leisure

The IVCA 50 in 4 Tour – Sunday March 10th

Hi all,

The IVCA invites you to take part in the third tour of the IVCA Dick O’Brien Leisure League – the 50 in 4 Tour – will take place on Sunday, March 10th next, at 10.00am departing from the Grasshopper pub car park, Clonee, Co.Meath. see route map below

https://strava.app.link/Y8H9Qmp1jHb

The distance will be approx. 80 KM and there will be a tea stop in Summerhill.

All IVCA members welcome and all riders must hold a current CI licence.

Kind regards,

Brendan Johnston

News

Wheel Meath Tour – Sunday Feb 11th

 The IVCA invite you to join us for the Wheel Meath in February Tour 2024

The second tour of the IVCA Dick O’Brien Leisure League – Wheel Meath in February Tour – will take place on Sunday, February 11th next, at 10.00am departing from the Grasshopper pub car park, Clonee, Co.Meath. see route map below

https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/5378399581/

The distance will be approx. 75 KM and there will be a tea stop near Ashbourne.

All IVCA members welcome and all riders must hold a current CI licence.

Regards
 Brendan Johnston

News

IVCA – East Kildare Tour 14th Jan 2024

2024 IVCA Dick O’Brien Leisure League

Round 1

Jan 14th 2024 10.00am

Wheelworx Fonthill

 

Happy New Year to all in the IVCA.

The 1st Round of the 2024 Dick O’Brien Leisure League will take place on Sunday 14th January.

 

The East Kildare Tour

The distance will be approx. 73km with a tea stop planned for Clane.

For a route map of the tour click here: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2357374312

The event will start at 10.00am departing from Wheelworx Fonthill, Unit 48, Fonthill Retail Park, Yellow Walls, Lucan, Co. Dublin, D22 R940.

There is plenty of parking available.